St. John’s (Global Adventures): During a new expedition to the wreck of the Titanic, stunning 3-D images have been captured for the first time. Scientists and archeologists aboard the research vessel The Jean Charcot produced the most detailed map of the wreck site. The RMS Titanic, Inc., the company that was awarded ownership rights to [...]

Washington, D.C. (Global Adventures): The long-term impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill are the focus of an Oceana expedition.  The marine conservation and advocacy organization will document areas that may be in danger if the oil is captured by sea currents and transported towards southern Florida or if another oil spill occurs in this [...]

Maruda Beach (Global Adventures): A British adventurer just finished a two year expedition walking and swimming the lengths of the Amazon River from the Peruvian Andes to the Brazilian coast. On the 4,000 mile (6,437 kilometers) journey, 34-year old Ed Stafford suffered hundreds of wasp stings and an estimated 50,000 mosquito bites. He says that [...]

Aulavik National Park (Global Adventures): The wreck of the HMS Investigator was discovered by a team of Canadian archeologists on July 25, 2010. The former merchant vessel was purchased by the British Admiralty in 1848 to search for Sir John Franklin’s lost expedition. After being fortified and fitted for Arctic explorations, the 122-ton HMS Investigator [...]

Arctic (Global Adventures): Canada and the U.S. plan to survey parts of the ocean floor in the Arctic to determine the extent of their continental shelf and resolve a long standing border dispute. During the five week joint survey, both countries hope to gather evidence that supports their claims for extended zones (Global Adventures reported [...]

Arctic (Global Adventures): A team of Russian polar explorers needs to be rescued from a drifting research station. The North Pole-37 station was set up in September 2009 and is currently manned by 15 researchers.  Russia is the only country in the world that uses ice floes that drift thousands of miles (kilometers) as a [...]

London (Global Adventures): After travelling 483 miles (777 kilometers), three British explorers reached the Geographic North Pole. The Catlin Arctic Survey 2010 (Global Adventures reported here and here) has been studying the rising acid levels in the Arctic Ocean that potentially threatens marine life on its 60 day journey. Ann Daniels, Martin Hartley and Charlie [...]